Barge Holiday Overview: The River Shannon
The River Shannon is Ireland's longest stream and, on account of the old stories that encompasses it, additionally one of its generally acclaimed.
Referred to in Irish as Abhainn Na Sionainne, the waterway keeps running for a great 386km from County Cavan in the north to Limerick in the south-west, from where its broad estuary works out into the Atlantic Ocean.
Because of the sheer length of the stream, it is not really shocking that it winds its way through no less than 17 provinces, and structures three huge lakes (or 'loughs') on its way to the sea. The Loughs – Allen, Ree and Derg – are excellent spots to visit on a freight ship voyage.
The wellspring of the River Shannon is on Cuilcagh Mountain, and is the reason for a nearby legend from which the waterway determined its name.
Nearby Myths and Legends
Take a flatboat journey along any of Ireland's popular conduits, and you will discover local people who are prepared to entertain you with stories of the old lords and rulers and magical animals which have lived along it shores. The River Shannon is no special case!
Nearby legend has it that Sionnan – an old lord's granddaughter (potentially King Lir's) – gone to the pool at the wellspring of the stream to see Fintan, the Salmon of Knowledge. When she got into the water, it ascended against her and cleared her out to ocean, where she was suffocated. Today, we don't know why Sionnan was rebuffed, but rather trust that it's either in light of the fact that she needed to get the salmon or on the grounds that entering the stream's waters was taboo.
Referred to in Irish as Abhainn Na Sionainne, the waterway keeps running for a great 386km from County Cavan in the north to Limerick in the south-west, from where its broad estuary works out into the Atlantic Ocean.
Because of the sheer length of the stream, it is not really shocking that it winds its way through no less than 17 provinces, and structures three huge lakes (or 'loughs') on its way to the sea. The Loughs – Allen, Ree and Derg – are excellent spots to visit on a freight ship voyage.
The wellspring of the River Shannon is on Cuilcagh Mountain, and is the reason for a nearby legend from which the waterway determined its name.
Nearby Myths and Legends
Take a flatboat journey along any of Ireland's popular conduits, and you will discover local people who are prepared to entertain you with stories of the old lords and rulers and magical animals which have lived along it shores. The River Shannon is no special case!
Nearby legend has it that Sionnan – an old lord's granddaughter (potentially King Lir's) – gone to the pool at the wellspring of the stream to see Fintan, the Salmon of Knowledge. When she got into the water, it ascended against her and cleared her out to ocean, where she was suffocated. Today, we don't know why Sionnan was rebuffed, but rather trust that it's either in light of the fact that she needed to get the salmon or on the grounds that entering the stream's waters was taboo.
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